Al-Sabinah
| Al-Sabinah السبينة | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Al-Sabinah | |
| Coordinates: 33°26′2″N 36°17′8″E / 33.43389°N 36.28556°E | |
| Country |
 Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
| District | Markaz Rif Dimashq |
| Nahiyah | Babbila |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 62,509 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Al-Sabinah (Arabic: السبينة) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located southwest of Damascus in the western Ghouta. Nearby localities include Ashrafiyat Sahnaya, Darayya, Muadamiyat al-Sham, Sayyidah Zaynab, al-Hajar al-Aswad. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Sabinah had a population of 62,509 in the 2004 census.[1] A Palestinian refugee camp was established in the town in 1948.[2]
References
- 1 2 General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (Arabic)
- ↑ "UNRWA". UNRWA.
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- ↑ "Camp Profiles". unrwa.org. United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
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